The Sun. — London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCU Their Lordships sat during theforenoon in a Committee of Privileges on the Gardner Peerage. ' Soon after four o'clock, the gentleman who wrote the letter to Mr. Ponblanque, which was given .in yesterday's proceed ings, and whose name is John ,Lee ti harton, was called to the bar. Mr. Wharton jiving pade a satisfactory apology to their Lordships, was discharged.—Strangers were not ad mitted. Petitions against any alteration in the Scotch Banking Sys tem were presented by the Earl of Lauderdale, front Dam hies ; by the Marquis of Lothian, from Roxburghshire ; by Lord Melville, from the County of Linlithgow, from the County of Orkney, and from Kirkwall ; by the Ea rl of Rose lyn, from St. Andrew's, from Kilrenny, from Cupar, tom Anstruther Wester, and from Crail ; and by the Duke of Montrose, from the County of Stirling. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in allusion to the converse lion which occurred the other day, on the subjcet of small 'Notes, observed that he then supposed an act had passed under the provisions of which a note payable in London was demandable elsewhere, unless it was made payable in Lon don only. Upon inquiry, however, he found that no such act had passed; and he therefore thought a measure of the kind which had been suggested by the Noble Marquis near him watt necessary. The Marquis of bANSDOWN, in consequence of what the 'Noble anti Learned Lord had stated, gave notice, that he in tended to call their Lordships' attention to the subject soon after the holidays, when lie would submit to them a measure for pre venting the issuing of notes, unless made payable at the place in which they were issued. Some private bills were brought from the Commons, and se 'Mai accounts presented at the bar. Lord MELVILLE, in pursuance of the notice he had given, rose to introduce a bill to continue the provisions of the act of the last session relative to Joint Stock Companies in Scotland, and regulating the manner in which they 'might sue and be sued. The temporary act would expire by July next, and the present bill, which proposed to Make it permanent, varied somewhat from the former. He should propose to have it printed; anti then to let it lie over to some future period for consideration.—The bill was read a lint time.—Atijourned to Wednesday, April 5. HOUSE OF COMMONS. A person from the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland lerestented an account relative to the Clerks of the Peace in Ire land. Sir R. PERGIJSSON presented a petition from the Ship •owners of Dundee, in favour of the Lowestoffe.harbour Bill. Mr. BRIOIIT moved for an account of the number of ships, with their men and tonnage, which had entered the port of Ms , tol, in the years 11122, 1823, 1824, and 1826, from' Belgium, the United States, &c.—Ordered. A DJOURNMENT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be • w 013141, in .the absence of his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Can 'Ring), move, " that this House, at its rising, do adjourn to Wednesday, the tith of April."—A greed to. NEOIIO SLAVERY. Mr. W. Slllll moved for a Return of the number of Slaves belonging to Governtnent in the Mauritius, diming-01th ing the time of their capture, the names of the persona to whom they were consigned, and the number of them that had been apprenticed.—Ordered. Mr. W. 8311111 presented petitions for the abolition of Negro Slavery, from Bingley, In Lancashire ; Barton, in ' Northamptoneltire `Bedminster; Ware, in Hertfordshire; and Gravesend, lieut.—Laid on the table. Mr. H. DRUMMOND protented A petition from Stirling, against any alteration in the Scot c h banking system. Mr. ()MIMI( N obtained leave to bring in a Bill to re. gulatothe service of process in the Civil Courts of Ireland. Mr. 11 W 11: moved for the following Papers : An account of the manner in which the sum of 27,0001. voted for the officers of the Houses of Lords and Commons, in 1825, had been expended, stating the names and duties of the officers, &c. . An account of the manner in which the sum or 16,7621. vot ed for defraying the expences of the• Houses of Lords and Commone. in 11125, had been laid out. An account of the manner in which the sum of 8,7001., voted for the officers of the Court and receipt of Exchequer, in the miscellaneous Eetimetes for the year ta26, was to be appro priated. Particulars of the sum of 3,5281., inserted In the vilified laseoue Estimates for 1826, on account of Improvements in certain streets and places near Westminster-hall. An account of advances made by the Bank of England to Government on Exchequer Bills, and other Securities, since 181 U. An account of the balances of money remaining, in the Exchequer on the sth of January in each year, wee Jan. lal6. An account of the MUMS paid in each year since the sth of Jaxmary, 11123 on account of half-pay and superannuated al- . . iewinces. Air. HUME said that he must he hound by the decision of ,The lion. Member stated, he moved fur this account in order the Chair, though he did not understand the objectictu to tee what decrease or increase had taken place in this depart. The SPEAKER explained himself much to the same pur ment since the fineneiel operation, commonly called the dead. pose es at first, and added by way of example, that the Hon. weight, had been carried into effect. . Gentleman was at liberty to move the rejection of the Rouen. All tliese accounts were ordered. tion, or a reduction of the sum proposed in it, but he must not Mr. 11CM E observed, that a petition had last night been alter or add to the substance of the Resolution. presented on the 'subject of patents, from which it appeared Mr. HUME then moved that the sum be reduced iron' that in France, a patent could be procured for little i n ure thee 31,0001. to 27,0001. 701., while in England it cost 1251., in Scotland 1001., and in A division took place— Ireland 12e/., making ti total Of 3501., if an individual wished For the Resolution, 52 I For the Amendment 4 I Majority 20. to secure his invention throughout the united kingdom. As he On the Resolution for the grant to the Linen Board being wished to receive accurate mformation on this subject,, he moved—. should move for an account chewing the amount said for oh- AD. HUME objected to it, and said that the whole admi- Mining a parent and specification in England, Ireland, anti nbaretion of this hoard was notoriously partial. Ile believed Scotland.—Ordered. upon good Information, that there was not one Roman Ca. The Hon. Gentleman then moved for an account of the tholic appointed to any office under it. Ot Colerein a maw nutnher .of writers sent out to India and Chins by the East facturer hail been recommended to the office of sealer, by fifty 1 India Company, from 1021 to 11125 ; and an account of the or sixty other manufacturer*. The Commissioner*, Including ' number of cedets, assistant-surgeons, and chaplains, sent out the bishop of Kilmore, Sir George Hill, and another member daring the sante period—Ordered. of the same family, appointed tin apothecary to the place. The not,. Member next moved for an account of the nember Alr. GOULBURN said that much had been done by the of officers, civil and military, In the East India Company's tier- Government to increase the usefulness of, and promote economy eke; who had died at the Cape of blood llope, or at any other in the regulation of this board. Place within tiro limits of the Company's trade, specifying their Alr. Il Wile strongly objected to the grant of any money to name and rank, since 11121 ; stating also their pay and. .emolu. buy the periodical publications for the Royal Dublin Society. miens, together with an oetimete of the SUM that may be claim. Mr. GOULIII.I UN justified the expences of the institution td by the , representative* of such deceased officers.. its fteneral usefulness, and the high character attained by many This motion was negatived, after a few words from Mr. W. of its members in the various departments of science., - Wrteer. of. lr. 111.151 E objected to the money spent by the Irish Board ' Alri HUME presented a Petition from certain Splrit.dealors , of iiangor , Indent!, complaining of the present licensing Woks, which was twice its much us was spent by the 1;1 . 11;- 1M Board of Works. lie intimated an intention of bringing *poem, and preying far its revision.. the whole expenditure of the Vice Regal State shortly before Mr. HUME gave notice, that he would, as soon as possible the House, with a view to proving its utter uselessness. lie after the holydays, move an address to the King, to cause an 7 f u te ld li n o o n t rest patiently and see the public money fritted away. itiquery to be made ail to Whether the Government of Ireland, under its present form, ought to be continued, or whether the time establishment to object to particular expellees incurredaiA Amongst of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire. bred Lieutenant and the officer* under him might not be tonget other items be objected to the sum of 10,035/. dispensed with, for repairs, and to 3,379/. for furniture for the Vice-regal lodge; The lion. Member also gave notice, that he intended, after and also to the sum of 11,172/. for the making and ime •o g the liolydays, to make a motion on what was called the state of t h e gar d ens an d pleasure grounds attached theieto. Th ) o l se vi e l a l - the nation. his object was to expose, if he could, the falls. pences were incurred for an establishment which Ireland might elms statements contained in the late budget. well dispense with, and which he heartily wished to see entirely CRIMINAL LAW, _removed from the country. the laws Mr. tiOULBU RN was sure, when it was consid e red th a t Mr. PEEL brought up his ilill for consol i da tin g . of England, relating to larceny and certain other offences re. the public buildings of Ireland were kept in repair for the sum ' spectmg property. of 24,0001.; that it could not be coneidered imreasonable to vote It was read a first time : on the ynotion that it he read a that sum, and that theatherge of waste and extravagance could saeoltd time, not, with justice, he tintintamed. Mr. PEEL rose and said, that he was so desirous that this Mr; 1101 E wished that the Right lion. Secretary for Ire- BM should receive the moat deliberate ,investigation, that he land would postpone the vote for printing and stationary, and hoped he would be permitted now to have it reed the first and other expences connected with the Chief Secretary's office in :wood time, and to go through the Committee, where the Dublin Castle, until a future night, when he should he enabled blimks which fixed the penalty to the different offences mild to state his objections to the vote. he filled up. The Rill would then be Placed before the lionee Air. (10U LBURN had no objection to comply with the wish in a more perfect state, and gentlemen could come to the this- of the lion. Gentleman. cussion of it, with a complete knowledge Of all its prtevisone.— Mr. II UM E said, that the sum proposed for criminal prose. Meer, hear I)—The House would at enee perceive that he cutinne was really enormous. He wished to know the way in *tiptoed this course for their convenieuee—Oleer, hear I) .and which those prosecutions were conducted lit Ireland, end the he should be perfectly prepared to give every opportunity for description of trials in which it was necessary to put the coup. the iliseursion of the principle of the measure, if any objection - try to such exp e nee, lie also wished to know what portion of were raised against it. the aunt which the House was called on to glant went to the The hill well then read a second time, committed, the report Irish Attorney. General. The fees of that officer, he under 'received, and ordered to be taken into farther consideration on stood, were enormous ; and lie was desirous to be Informed as Monday the I7th of April, and to be printed. to how they were derived. Mr. PEEL then brought in his hill for improving the Ad- . Air. GOULBURN explained. In Ireland the Crown paid ministration of. Criminal Justice, and requested he might be the expenees of all criminal prosecutions, the circumstances of sijuwo a to t a k e the saute course with this as he hod done with which were dietinguished by any peculiar feature of depravity. the preceding meariere. This Bill differed only in one respect _Another expenee which it was requisite to meet was owing to f r om the statement which h e h a d ma d e w h en h e ontein e d leave the procuring of witnesses whoseevidence might be essential to to king in those meessures, and that alteration was mode on the ends or jultiee. It was necessary that those, persons should .rite suggestion of one of the highest judicial autherities which be protected against the violence of those who might consp ire this country ever ha d produced -- aft authority whose opinions , against them through revenge; and Government were &keen to wore reve renced in every part of the world where a lava of the necessity of protecting and supporting those person's, in ore that justice might not lie retarded or tiCESIUMI• i 1 eq uity preveiled--hie ulluded to Lord St , owell, the der%Vide re j"tiCcitentee f die Admiralty Court. That Nobl e Lora lord to the feet attached to the office of Attorney-General, he ven tu fmk eu ‘_ _.:J. - t J ed ex f eltu 4 .: the principle of the hill, so far as it r e . lied only to state , that the sum of 1,0001. a-year was given by o, Y ' () isdemesnour at the Quarter S essions , the Lord Lieutenant to that officer for aFitteei to prosectithuoi ,or m edmiraitY Court. At present, wben at t ech assizes, in order to ascertain Oat Cases it might be ad to odiaices tried in the e high sees , usable to prosecute. the • 1 for offietcee committed on the entire _ He took this occasion to ohtterve that periwig were metexamining the calendor rt had no power emoluments of the Irish Attorney-General did not ex. even of the most atrocious character, the Gnu— , „ccyearly 4 1 ,0001., and he felt satisfied, when the House coo. by lair to award any indemnitication to the . persons supporting sidered the vast importance, the heavy responsibility, and the great labours of that appointinent-4/Id, as ' it at present was, by a person of such high endowineii s—(hear !)—that the in come which he named was not disproportioned. Mr. Alderman WQOD repeated a question which had already been asked by the Member, for Montrose, respect ing the number of Conflict employed in criminal prosecutions. Mr. GOULDURN replied, that in no case, excepting, per haps, in some important trials in Dublin, had the number of King's Counsel amounted to five. Air HUM E' wished that the rote for inland Xfgattolli Ireland should be postponed to a future night. Mr. GOULBUItti assured the Honourable Gentleman that the vote was one of the 'highest utility and importanoe, as affecting the internal prosperity of Ireland. In the western parts of Ireland, particularly in Clare and Galway, it had heen . the means of producing the greatest benefits, with re spect to the making of new roads and repairing others in those counties. . . Mr. HUME said, that having heard the explanation of the Right lion. Gentleman, he had no wish to throw any oiutruc tion in the way of the vote. - NATION Al, rlcTuitli-GAI4I,IMY. On the grant of 9,00/. for the three pictures lately purchased by Government, and added to the National Gallery, Mr: HUME said he was.not quite satisfied us to the propriety of the present vote. lie was assured that things were not alto gether right with respect to this picture speculation. From what be lied heard to-day, he believed it was pretty clear that certain individuals were implicated in palming those pictures on Government. lie did not deny the utility cif having a na tional picture gallery ; but he objected to the manner in which the pictures, which called for the present vote had been obtain. ed. Be wished that a report should be laid before the House, from persons who were competent to judge of the merits of those pictures, explaining the individual excellence of each. He wished to know if it was the intention of the Treasury to order such a report to be laid before Parliament ? Mr. HE ItHIES.—The pictures were purchased on the opi nion of competent judges, and he believed that their excellence could not be questioned. As to the report required by the lion. Gentleman, he did not exactly know what to say respecting it; but if the lion. Member wished, he could have a return of the names of the persons on whose opinion the pictures hail been purchased, and,he (Mr. Herries) was quite sure that the re spectability of those gentlemen would place them above sus picion. The pictures were purchased because they were esteem- - ed excellent specimens of the art, end because they were con sidered cheap. Mr. HUME wished that the persons on whose opinion the pictures had been purchased would state an opinion as to their merits. He had seen a statement in a public newspaper tend ing to question the competency of a certain Right lion. Gentle.: man on whose opinion it was said the purchase had been et:. fected, and if that statement were to be relied on, there were certainly sonic grounds for inquiry. If', however, the Right lion. Gentleman considered otherwise, he (Mr. Hume) did not wish to press the subject any furtjter. The supply report was then ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday the 10th of April. Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better regulating the billeting and lodging of soldiers on publicans anti others. A new writ was ordered to be issued, in the room of W. T. Money, Esq., the member for St. Michael, who had accepted the office of Consul-Generator Venice. The remaining Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at BIGOT O'CLOCK, to Wednesday the 6th of April. the prosecution;_ and the object of the alteration was to give to thos Court: of Admiralty a disaetionary power of:indemnify ing individuals who came forward as prosecutors. On the common principle of justice, it Was only fair that the expence shoultfbe borne by the public.—i Hear 1) The Bill was then read a first and second time, committed, the report received, and ordered to be taken into further consi deration on the 17th of April, and to be printed. Mr. PEEL presented certain Papers relative to the mea sures adopted by Government for the amelioration of the Slave 'Population. IRISH 'ESTIMATES. The Order of the Day for bringing up the Report of the Committee of Supply was read. On the question that the Report be brought up, Mr. HUME expressed his decided objection to the principle of granting money.- for the support of charities, and con cluded by moving; the following resolution as an-amendment— " When the principle of supporting local charieties am! other institutions at the public expense is extremely question able, and when the present distreasejl state of Great Britain is considered, in becomes the imperative duty of this House to in- Vitute an inquiry beibre they proceed to vote a sum of 371„501/. for the support of the local institutions of Ireland, more es. peehilly when 271,261/. is required in the present year foe thy support of charitable institutions, for which the Irish Parlia ment, on an average of six years from 1704 to 1800, voted only 47,2841. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it never could be pretended that thk votes which the Hon. Gentleman opposed were not liablZ to aorni objection on the score of prin. ciple, and if the thing were to be done now, for the first time, he could conceive no process of reasoning, which could induce him' to agree to it. The lion. Gentleman should, however, re calleet that the maintenance of those cliaritableinstitutions was provided for by one of the articles of the union. hir.:H Only for 20, y care. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—That was true • but it would be unbecoming in tile Legislature to act so strictly upon the letter of the law as tile lion. Member wished. It would create very great inconvenience and distress if the cha ritable institutions were to he snthicidy abolished. lie certainly wished to redue them gradually, as , tar as was compatible with the feelings of humanity, which should not be altogether dim earded'for the purpose of substituting the cold doctrine of strict proprietyllear; hear !) Mr. HUM; said, that he placed no confidence in the pro. fessions or Ministers, because the had done nothing towards the reduction of these establishment* for the last six years. The House then divided : the numbers were— For thesmiendment, 6—Against it, 60. The Report wits then brought up. Mr. HUME complained that the returns respecting the number of scholars educated in the Irish charitable schools were incorrect. lie objected altogether to the system on which these institutions were conducted. The Hon. Gentleman then objected with peculiar vehemence to the charge for circulating tracts. Besides the nauseous rhapsodies which most of those productions chiefly dealt in, was it to be supposed that these tracts were read—that the Catholics would either read, or let their children read, publications Which attacked the principles of their religion ? lie should move to reduce the grant from 25,0001. to the sum taken lust year 22,0001. with a declaration by the House, that as a Commission was sitting upon the sub ject of Irish education, it would be contrary to principle to allow any increase of estimate until the Commission had re. ported. Mr. I'. LEWIS defended the grant; and reminded the Hon. Member that the commission had already made one re port, which it seemed to him (Mr. F. Lewis) the lion. Mem• ber had not read. Mr. BurrEawoßTll defender. the circulation of tracts, and wished the lion. Member for Aberdeen, as he was not remarkable for accuracy, to be more guarded in his accu sations. After a few worth from 111 r. Tit A wr, Mr. dusts declined dividing on his amendment, and the vote was carried. On the vote for the Foundling Hospital of Dublin, Mr. HU.ME again rose to object, and protested that he saw no reason why England should pay for the basterdsof Ireland. The only,effect of this institution was to promote the produc tion of bastards, and the House, in voting money for such a purpose became porticos crinanis. Four years ago, th e Right li on . Secretary for me Home Department had declared the establishments to be a nuisance; and still the votes for sup. porting it went on increasing. Ile concluded by moving as un amendment, a resolution of sonic length, declaring it to be the sense of the House, that to grant money for such a purpose was highly impolitic, and must greatly tend to increase im morality and The SPEAKER Informed the lion. Gentleman, that by the practice. of the Howie his amendment was not admissible in i ts present Nein, because it professed to he a resolution if 11 Committee of Supply, whereas it was only a resolution passed for the adoption °Nis House on the bringing up of a report from a Committee of Supply, Ile had made the sumo object. tion to is resolution proposed in the same way by the Hon. Gentleman yesterday. It was quite at the discretion of any Member to move an amendment on the bringing up of the re port of a Committee of Supply, and upon the second readying, of any resolution contained in than report. But the amend nient must be in purl matcria. There could be no addition in the way of sentences made to the resolution ; for if such an amendment mufti be carried by the House it would professed ly be part of a report of a commitee of supply, which in fact it was not. LIST OF THE MINORITY On 11r. flume's Motion t. reduce the Vote for the Foundling llospital at Dublin, from 31,6001. to 27,600/. as it stood in 1823. Grosvenor, lion. R. Lockhart, J. Ilobhouse, .1. C. Ake, T. S. TELLERS. Hume, J. 14'ood, Alderman LIST 01? THE MINORITY On Mr. flume's Notion respecting the Principle of Charitable Institutions in Ireland. Fergusson, Sir IL Lockhart, J. Smith, W. Bright, H. DAvies, Ellice, Ed. TELLER S. home, J. Wood, Alderman MAUNDY THURSDAY. Yesterday being Maundy Thursday, the same was observed at theKinies Chapel, Royal, St. James's Palace, where about one hundred of the Juvenile branches of the Nobi. lily and Gantry were contirinekl by the Bishop of London as Uean of the Chapel, assisted by the Sub-Dean, and the Rev. 'Mr. Oakley, his Lordship's Chaplain. The Chapel was ex. tremely crowded. The church service uas read by the Reve. rend ►Mr. Pack. At his lilajesty's Chapel, Whitehall, the usual annual Royal donations were distributed yesterday, 'to as many poor men and women as the King is years old, viz. 6.1 of each. A temporary building had been constructed at the back of Whitehall Chapel, for the occasion, which was divided into twe compartments, the larger for the reception of the Maundy men and women, at both ends of which seats were prepared s for the accom m odation or visitors, who were admitted by tickets; and the, smaller room fitted with shelves as a store larder, upon which were arranged the salt fish, loaves, bread, that was to be distributed. About 11 o'clock the Maundy people arrived,.an►i were arranged by the attendants, the men at one table and the worsen at another. MORNING MIME. . _ The arrangements being completed, Mr. Denby, Secretary to the Lord High Almoner, and Mr. Jones, Groom of the tr. monry, attended by the yeomen Guard with an Usher, ordered the tables to be covered with white damask cloths, and supplied every man and woman with a loaf, : weighing 141 b. The attendants then placed on both tables a, number of wooden dishes', on which were pieces of tine beef, weighing three and three.quatter pounds a piece. At 13 o'clock the Sub-Almoner the Itev. Dr. Goodenough entered the room in his robes, at tended by the Secretary, and having inspected the tickets of ad mittance of the Maundy people, pronounced the following Brace before meat Bless, Lord, this Royal Maundy for the use of these thy servant!;, and dispose their hearts to the praise of thy Holy Name, with gratitude to their Royal Benefactor, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."— The Doctor then inspected the quality of the meat, and having seen that all were supplied with n piece of beef, read the Grace after meat—" Graft, 0 Lord, in the hearts of these people, grateful obedience to the Royal disposer of these thy blessings, and cause them to look up to thee as the supreme author of every good, through .Jesus Christ our Lord." The cloths were then removed, and a wooden platter, on _which were four leaves and two salt salmon, two salt cod, eighteen salt herrings, and eighteen red ditto, were placed before each person, which the Sub-Almoner Inspected. The distributors then produced several leather flagon s till e d w i t h a l e, and a Pm out of which th e S u b - Al moner (}verge IV., which was also drank by uaa theni itt recipients, e theo ci f p w ieqt at sili wooden ofh h loc Bing-ct sh l shortly afterwards depart e d w i t h t h e i r drank load of provisions. At two o'clock the persons who had been partakers of the Royal bounty, re-assembled in the interior of the chapel to receive the remainder of the Ring's Maundy. AFTERNOON , SERVICE. At three o'clock the Yeoman Usher, followed by eleven Yeomen in their state dresses, and one bearing a large g o ld dish, on which were one hundred and twenty-eight purses, each purse containing a sovereign and sited I silver p enn i es , as many as the King is years ol d; Mr. House, Sergeant of the King's Vestries ; the Sub-almoner, followed by two boys and two girls from the 'Westminster Natiimul S O,OOl , selected for tiker good conduct ; the Secretary and the Groom ache Aimonry, &c. all wearing white scarfs and ca rrying iiosegeys, ente re d t h e Ch a . pa. Mr. Cooper played a solemn piece as the proceesion entered. The procession advanced up the aisle ; the bah-Almoner and two Yeomen to, ok their station within the altar, the Officers and Children In seats in front of the °Nene and others along the aisle, &c. The appropriate Church Service for the day was and the young g e nt l emen then read by th e R ev . Dr. Vivian, the Rev. Messrs. Knapp, l A l i tt e l s ez, ci a o t re l , l i l l a o c t l i r ide ;l l :h il e i g oly en n tl e e u r of the Chapel R o y a l were of the Chapel Ito rt l....Th e fir s t anthem was " little not t h ou thy face.' The Sub-Almoner then distributed to the men shoes and stockings ; after which the second anthem was sung, " Call to remembrance," when woollen and linen cloths were distributed. At the conclusion of the third an. them, " 0 Lord, grant the King fur -r—e," purses of r money were g i ven b y the Sub.almoner to the Maundy m e n an d women. After th e y had returned to their r .lg l seats, nn the church ser vice was resumed till the fourth anthem, " Who is thi s t h at couieth from Edam," Or. Arnold. Then followed two prayers composed for the oecasion, then the prayer for th e King, &c. &c. to the erd of the service, When the officers of the wine.cellar, Mr. Mail, the Secretary, and Jones, the Groom, approached Doctor Goodenough with a very capacious gold cup containing wine, which they poured into a smaller cup and presented to the Doctor, who drank the King's health, whi c h was after wards drank b y t h e Gentlemen o f the Chapel Royal and the Almonry Officers. The organist then played , 4 God save the King," after which the Maundy people were supplied with wine to drink the health of his Majesty out of wooden . . cups which they were permitted to retain. BA anOLOIVIEWIS HOSPITA.L. IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION AT ST. BARTHO LOMEW'S HOSPITAL. On Wednesday lasts Special General Court of thipovernors and Supporters of this Institution was held in • thnkrT'ttee *, vo'- om of the Hospital, to investigate thvalfc., dons that were mad Against the surgeons connected Ath t e case of Mrs. Mary Alcock,' who died in the Hospital, and an Inquest held on the body, the proceedings at which were re ported in most of the Daily Journals, under the head of " Ex traordinary Proceedings at St. Bartholomew's Hospital." The meeting was attended by 40 or 30 of the Governors, who after the ease had been strictly inquired into, were unanimous ly satisfied that eVeryAttention had been paid to the unfortu nate woman, but referred it to the House Committee for fur titer investigation, and for them to act as the thought fit. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the House Committee, which had been especially called for that purpose, assembled in the spacious room ; Sir. Stephenson, the banker, and treasurer to the Hospital, id the Chair. Alr. Vincent, the principal surgeon, under whose care the de ceased woman was, and Alr. 14. A. Joseph, the house-surgeon, as well as Alcock, the husband of Mary Alcock, were present at the investigation, and the following is a correct statement made by Mr. John P. Vincent, touching the subject matter in question Mary Alcock, or Hancock, (which latter name she went by in the ward) applied to the Hospital on the Ist of February with an injury, which was so strikingly eventful as to its probable result, that she was immediately admitted with- , out any form. Being surgeon of the week, I took charge of her. I found, on examination, that she had lost the scalp or integuments, including a great part of' the temporal muscle or nearly the whole of the right side of the head, leaving the bone uncovered to the same extent, and dead. On inquiry, I was informed that this mischief had arisen from her having Wien into the tire about three weeks before. There was nothing in the condition of the parts that made this ac count questionable. She went on well, and the case proceeded beyond my expectations, until shortly before her death. On the 9th instant she became worse, continued the sante on the 10th ; and on my visit on the 11th, I found her in a very pe rilous state, with unequivocal symptoms of there being mat. ter under the bone. It now became my duty to perforate the scull, which I did, and gave exit to pas. her pulse.was im proved by this operation ; but the opening in the cranium ex posed such destruction o f the parts underneath, that I had no expectation of her surviving many hours. She died in the course of that night. I was anxious to know the state of the parts within the cranium, and having complied with the re gulations laid down (the book being on a Sunday . locked up, I made the entry on a piece of paper, which is usual under such circumstances). I made' an examination of the body en the 12th. From the time of Mary Alcockla admission, 1 watched her progress with solicitude, and was unceasing in my attendance on her. I think it but just to add, that she always appeared grateful for the comforts she had about her, and for the surgical assistance that was administered to her; and she expressed herself thankful for the humane attention of Sir. Roberts,. who officiated as her dresser. towards her. Her husband asserts that while living the head of the patient , was cut and mangled, This is altogether false ; there was no cutting at any time ; the soft plats were never even touched by a cutting instrument. The bone, and that dead bone, was simply perforated. The priety of the operation is indisputable; and if be means to assume to himself the authority of forbidding those resources which surgical science can supply, to be resorted to, be must misconceive the very character of an institution like this Hospital. After the operation, care was taken to place the patient in a situation that nothing should appear that could hurt the feelings of any friend that might come to visit her. In conducting the examination of the body after death, there was nothing like unnecessary disturbance of parts. Besides inspecting the brain, there were pathalogical reasons for inquiring into the state of other organs; for this purpose the abdomen and thorax were opened. It is probable that the marks of these incisions impressed the bus. bond with the notions that more freedoni was taken in this exa mination than was necessary. This certainly was not the case. I am compelled to aver, that in the statement in the morning newapapent, things are both grossly exaggerated and absolutely false; to prove which, it is only necessary to observe that the husband is reported to have declared on his oath that he found the pupils about his wife dressed in some peculiar appendages, appropriated for operation. It happens that it is not the usage at this Hospital, either for the surgeon who performs an opera tion, or for the pupils who may be about, to make any change in the ordinary dress. Mr. Vincent further said, that he hoped he need not add more to convince the treasurer and the gentle. men of the committee that every attention was paid to the com fort and surgical treatment of Mary Alcock whilst in the Hos. pital, and that the husband's statement contained false and unfounded accusations. Mr. 1,. A. Joseph, the house.surgeon, who was examined on the Coroner's Inquest, gave the following explanation of the affair as far a« regarded himself :—Every care was taken of the deceased woman while in the Hospital, and the o_peration of trepanning the skull was performed on her by Mr. Vincent, which, of course, refutes the charge of cutting and mangling her head. My cure et' patients ceasing on their being seen by the surgeon, and Mrs. Alcock having been attended by Mr. Vincent a few hours after her admission ' • 1 beg leave to refer you to . him for the particulars of her treatment and port mortem examination. With respect to my an. swers to the questions put to me at the Inquest, I submit that as my inquiries of the cause of the accident were only directed with a view to the necessary treatment, anti not in contemplation of a ff ording future evidence, it is not extra:, ordinary that, at the distance of six weeks, I could not state on midi whether the information I had btained, as to the manner in which the accident happened, was from her own mouth or from others, and therefore I did not feel war ranted in giving a decided answer.' The indefinite answer I did give on this point was by no means influenced by any feeling of levity or disrespect. I naturally therefore felt much hurt at Mr. Shelton's observations, and could not avoid replying to them in the way I dial. Mr. Shelton 'mentioned that ha had frequent occasion to find fault with the manner in which evidence had been given on former occasions. I beg to observe that 1 have attended frequently before him since I have been house-surgeon. and on many previous occasions, and no fault has hitherto been found with my conduct. I trust this explanation will satisfy you, Gentlemen of the Committee, that my answers to the Coroner's questions 'did not proceed from any feeling of disrespect ; and that I am sufficiently aware of the import ance a tt ac h e d to the situation 1 hold in the Hos. pital. The whole of the above statement having been read over to the Conimittee by Mr. Wood, they came , to; an unanimous opinion, that Mr. Alcock was never refused admission to see his wife, except on the day of the operation, when he was advised to keep back, as a matter of hilmanity towards 'him self, until the wound was properly dressed. That he must have been in error it' Ike stated that the young men were stand ing about in.coloured aprons and sleeves, as Mr. Vincent, the surgeon, states that none of the medical men ever alter their dress on any occasion. That the inspection of the body after death, was in compliance with, and under the authority given by the Governors, as far hack as the year 1750, for the benefit of science, and that the body after such inspection was carefully sewed up, and placed in a coffin, as is tumid for interment, or until removed by the friends. That in point of fact, Mary Alcock first preitented herself at the accident-ward called " Queen," on Tuesday evening the 31st of January, but that ward having no bed vacant, she was desired by the sister to wait till the house-surgeon was sent for, but she said she could not stop, therefore she was told to conic next day. Next d a y she did some, and Mr. Clarke, the house-surgeon th en on d u ty, desired her to go to " Presi dent NVard" 'where there was a vacant bed. That Mr. Clarke examined her wound, ordered a poultice, and saw her put to bed. That Roberts, thetreater, was then present, an d on that same e v e ning ord ered her some opening Medicine. That Mr. Vincent saw her next day, and the Committee need not declare their conviction that every kind attention had been paid to her by that gentleman and every one about the Hos. pital. That Mr. Joseph was out of town on account of hi s herilth, with the permission of Mr. Vincent, and never saw the case until his return, on the Uth of February. That he had several conversations with her, but they were always re. lative to her complaints. That it was unfortunate Mr. Cl a rke was not examined, and they cannot but regret the altercation which took place between M r—loseph anti the Coroner, but they trust Mr. Joseph's declaration that, he intended no offence will satisfy that gentleman. That it appeare that Mr. Alcock did not come to see his wife for three days or more after her admission, which caused lier great uneasines s , an d s h e ex pressed herself to that effect. That Mary Al coc k state d to Mr. the Hos pital. That the hus band in the customary Cla else, rke' on her first admiasion, and Men to the s i s t er , an d every one e that her hurt arose from her havin g f a ll en i nto the f i re, h p t r u ev p i e o t u i s tio to n her i.or comitythewi e g r t , o s manner , to deposit with the steward, an d t h erefor e must have been privy to her being there, and did come occasionally to see her, and never was prevented seeing her, b u t as b e f ore s t a t e d, threw week s brou g on the clay . of the operation. The decision of the Meeting was made known to Mr. Alcock, who went away apparently satisfied with the investigation. I I BANK OF ENGLIIND. I ii [Farther Particulars.] ' Yesterday a Half-yearly Court was held at ! , the Bank of England, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. The minutes of the last Court vas read as spayratter of form, which occupied some time, the Secretary have to read, the whole of the recent correspondenie between qrtrtiment and 1 the Bank, on the subject of the charter.—The GovEnuosi _[ then announced that the Court of Directors had resolved to recommend a dividend of 4 per cent. for the interest and profit for-the half year ending on the 6th of April next. A motion to that effect was then put, and unanimously adopted. Mr. YOUNG begged to occupy , the Court for a few minutes upon the manner, in which their business was conducted. H e submitted, that if at any time it were improper for them to . . acquiesce in a declaration of dividend without having a gene. ral statement of their affairs before' them, the present more peculiarly called for that information, when they considered the c n r i l a s r i y s w aft h l i t c ir h s l o ta f d ti ar le ri co v u ed ntr i y n ; t l h t e w g as en b era tho l commercial wthe.dig an nity of d pees= sucha body as that which he had the_ honour of addressing, to vote a dstiavtietlieunetnl,twaitthlocuasi o t ha f vin th g e h a a c d t p ua re l v eo io n n d sl i r tio h n e f o ot; t ti h te e n i : some affsin ene. llirae ra l could not therefore discharge his duty without calling for the present occasion. Every body knew that the affairs of the g Bank of England were necessarily iaterwoven with those it o O l f ' I the country at large, and it was esseptial that they should be. clearly understood and communicated. On a fate occasion the :! Bank had promptly and considerately come forward and taken . a step to assist the public, without which it was impossible for I , any man to say what would have become of the commercial interests.—( Hear, hear !)—With reference to wh a t had been i done, it was a matter of vital importance, that through' ', ' the forrn p ed roc o e f ed t i h ng e s l o a f n, tfortat at t Co l u ea rt st . the public outffne sl o to l ut t d he ye pun in: o,i: ' uponiic did which t th e mean Bank to I i p a l il y regulatedillt into the duals Who had sought theft great importance that some general information should be given t .;.., upon the point. He entertained some doubts of the propriety ',' , c of anticipating for the Bank the operation of the new law of . 1 its affairs of the indirt. , merchant and factor ; and he confessed, assistance,- truT:eathrYosaghtavanitcei; 1. 4, , he old school, he should have niitted to remain as they o b ne een ot p t er- " 1 to the policy of the Bank advances upon goods , and par ticularly when he recollected the injurious consequences' which had arisen Irons overstocking the market. It wast upon this , ground that he had not made up his mind that to equallyeh i a n v g e i n upon the policy of the principle ou which the Bank had doubt as lately acted, nor could he say whether it was likely to be a benefit or injury to the community . On the sub , . ject of the currency, it was of the first importance to. the country that it should be placed upon a solid basis, and nos exposed to the fluctuation which taut of late been so productive of mischief. They ought to look seriously at the probable con sequences of the measures for tampering with the country banks, the withdrawing of the circulating medium which must attend' their operation, and the reduction in the price of goods upon which they had probably been called upon to make ad vances. There was certainly no great security in advances made pwrgee.rredHethwiroltgsha upon property of the nature to which he alluded. He was anxious to know to what extent the Bank had gone in lending: money upon goods, and he was also desirous of some informa tion respecting the amount they had lent oa mortgages. What line of conduct did they mean to pursue respecting them ? Were they disposed to le eaiv n iina t l, l tlneamcnne f ons u i rther sums upon that species of security, and were they willing to permit what they had already given to stand upon its present foot ing ? T 'ere was one others subject upon which lie requested a little information, and it was, whether the Bank Were willluir ' to establish branch banks throughout the country ? He repeat his regret at the tampering which last year, and the previews one, had taken place with the currency, through the indiscre tion, both of Government, and, he was sorry to add, of the Bank- ' i li n h to e the redunda n t oppt)si te ca e p x i ir ta e l m w e h b i y cl . t cr w an as lpitig thereby thec 1 r created cui ation l i e . d_ t a t:the most mischievous speculations, „and the y . were now going con trast which he feared would pmduce the utmost inconveni ence. When he adverted the subject of branch banks, he view ed it, not as a probable source of profit to the Bank, but to one calculated to confer a good deal of benefit upon the publit,. for he had no idea that joint stock companies would be esta blished to any exttnt which was likely to be of use to the com munity. lie concluded by reiterating the three points upon which he solicited information—namely, to what amount, and to whom they had made advances upon goods ; what they meant to do respecting mortgages ; and what was their decision respecting the establishment of branch banks 1 The GoVERNOR replied, that he would give the worthy pro , prietor all the information in his power upon the matters w h ich ho had brought under their attention. IVith respect to tire ad vances made by the Bank upon goods, the following was the outline of the course which bad been adopted. The sums they had advanced upon manufactured goods and commercial pro: duce varied according to the magnitude and trade of the parti cular place requiring assistance. Committees were locally appointed to superintend the deposits ; and ascertain the nature of the security upon which they were made. Of course, proper care was in all Cases taken, that the advances should be only made in bona fide applications of commercial distress, not growing out of overtrading or visionary speculations.—(Hear, hear, hear!)—The goods were valued at the present de preciated price, and not more than one-half; or in some cases two - thir ds, of that valuation adeirnced upon them.— These goods were held for the Bank by persons who had been, but mostly were not at this moment, engaged in commercial pursuits. The King's lock, where it could be had, was fixed .on the goods; and every transfer was arranges under the superintendence of legal advice, to secure the Bunk from any loss by informality. These advances were generally made fur three months, but in particular manufacturing cases, the time of repayment was extended to four months, with the express understanding that any further indulgence must be, matter of new contract, and not at all to be reckoned upon al matter of course.—(llear, hear!)—Various sums had . been given in this manner upon goods, and in a-few instances upon undoubted personal and collateral security; but the amount was on the whole very inconsiderable. Mr. YouNo.-. , 0f what description were the persons? The GOVERNOII.—I think they were chiefly manufacturers , ' but some were certainly merchants, with a full understanding that the accommodation was not to be made a motive for raising the prices. —(H ! ) Mr. Youstc..—lirhat is the amount of the advances so made ? t really icioeisietian C du a td : a o cd t e:. stilie (eis i i t eu p s :ise t l b y e r in b , but n if u sure,m 0 ri T i tl Mr.::hgr "va very e slo G x1::000 0 0 vut inl v i I named a quarter of a million sterling, that sum would, I am eryp y er o ate u dss . it y lli our l i e i n i N it w i o h : lo l l , . a ll ese t r as : a h t what is your in tention respecting those alreadymade? Intended to be made, d t hu o eipon d bg o ne recineeossnopeeprteeiingatitnionge mortgage are :a:rail:es The 00YERNON.—That is natter left for future cow" deration. branch banks. , The GotEnson—Really our time has been of late so occu pied, that we have not yet been able to determine upon that subject. It is, however, before us for consideration; nothing has been at:present matured upon it. Mr. SOLLY inquired Whether the report which he had seen in the newspapers was correct, that Mr. Pearse had stated iii his place in Parliament, that the lank had been put to an elte pence of 8 0,000/. in an unsuccessful effort to get en engraved plate for their notes, which would defy, or render extremely difficult, the invitations of forgers ? The GOVERNOa replied, that nothing like 80r 0001 . had been spent for the purpose mentioned. The dividend-warrants were then ordered to be delivered and paid on the Bth April next. •WARRANTS OF ATTORNEY. ENNENUltECGlllN:r.:_roi°7lnc.ye—etouil to the ;lank by fO rge d warrants of ename You G was anxious, before i.l; - (.3onrt adjourned, to in - quire wheth e r any steps had been taken so preven t further losses men tioned a plan at"the last Court which would, he thought , be likely to answer the _.namely,purpose. that notice should be given by the Bank to th e p arty i n w hose name the transf er was effected, immediately upo n i ts ta ki ng place. It would impede business to furnish thi s ioformation before, there was certainly no reason why it s h ou ld not b e g i ven a f ter the transaction w s s . hail completed. Ile hadbeen told that this would be fastening the stable door after the steed .was stolen ; but it ought to be recol lected that the Bank had 19 horses in the stable yet, anti only One had been lost.—(A laugh.) The Goys:axon. replied, that the Directors were anxious to consider every suggestion which could be made to them on the subject, but the present was not certainly considered by tha n as great a safeguard as the worthy Proprietor was dispose 4 think it would be.—The Court then adpurned; •